Camel girth TRC 2016.0022

Find spot (context): Sudan. Label: "camel girth double weave northern Sudan"

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 004). Inventory number 2016.0022.

Dimensions (in cm): Length 7.5cm

Weave: Double weave.

Decoration: Geometrical decoration in black and white.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool (goat's hair?)
- 2zZ
- dark brown, white
- 14 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool 'goat's hair?)
- 2zZ
- dark brown
- 3 picks/cm

Other features: Warps plied into fringes.

Documentation: Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2016.0022&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&id=21039

Analysis: n.c.

Production: n.c.